Category Archives: North America

At sea.  Some random musings

Posted on January 16, 2017 by patmathews

January 16, 2017 We are on our way to Acapulco, Mexico and have a day at sea today.  We enjoy these sea days and sometimes have too many things that we want to do.  Today, after breakfast, I did my … Continue reading →

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Aboard the Oceania Insignia

Posted on January 6, 2017 by patmathews

January 6, 2017 We were greeted at the port by the President and CEO of Oceania Cruise lines, Bob Binder, who is from Allentown, PA! He had one of the crew take our picture with him and we chatted for … Continue reading →

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Home… back in Philadelphia

Posted on January 4, 2016 by patmathews

January 4 Coming home. We had to wait a while to disembark this morning but then we got our baggage and proceeded through customs which was really easy.  I had prepared a spreadsheet with our purchases and we thought we … Continue reading →

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Key West, Florida

Posted on January 4, 2016 by patmathews

January 3 Well, I am writing this post from home in Philadelphia and I cannot believe how much easier it is with fast internet service! We have spent lots of time in Key West so our day was fun just … Continue reading →

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Cruising the Caribbean Sea

Posted on January 4, 2016 by patmathews

January 2 We had a terrific and emotional day. First, the ship hosted a mimosa party for the world cruise group with lovely food and the mimosas.  Andy, our cruise director, composed a song for us, and we were invited to … Continue reading →

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Willemstad, Curacao

Posted on January 1, 2016 by patmathews

December 31 A New Year’s Eve in Curacao.  We had originally scheduled a snorkeling excursion and yesterday morning we got a letter in our stateroom saying that the tour operator was doing one snorkel stop instead of two.  Well, that … Continue reading →

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St. Georges, Grenada

Posted on December 29, 2015 by patmathews

December 29 #2 Son Mark’s birthday!  #29.  Happy birthday, Mark. Grenada is said to be one of the most picturesque ports in the Caribbean.  And we agree. The harbor is shaped like a horseshoe.It is rainy season here and everything … Continue reading →

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Bridgetown, Barbados

Posted on December 27, 2015 by patmathews

December 26 We had a nice Christmas Day aboard the ship.  I did get to sit on Santa’s lap and I told him all about ICF! We had dinner with Marilyn and Charlie and saw another wonderful show by 4 … Continue reading →

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Some photos along the way

Posted on August 3, 2015 by patmathews

Here are some photos that I have taken mostly in Greenland..Stay tuned for more!   Hospital in Nuuk, Greenland with the statue of the Missionary founder, Hans, Egede, in the background.  We did climb up to see that. Quaint cemetery … Continue reading →

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Nuuk, Greenland

Posted on August 2, 2015 by patmathews

July 31 The fog finally lifted at around noon and we were able to go shore to this lovely town, lots of snow covered mountains and very colorful houses.  We did a lot of walking, visited their craft shops and … Continue reading →

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